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A review by paigemorfitt
Opioid, Indiana by Brian Allen Carr
This book was simply okay (it was the Opioid, Indiana of books). What made it so hard to start reading was the descriptions in the beginning. I mean, the norm of books in the US is that they are written with a Straight, White, Male perspective (hopefully one day that will change). However, it was unnecessary for the author to point that out (specifically in a pseudo-racist skimming the surface way).
That said, this book reminds me of a book trying to be more about character development than plot (like Faulkner). If that was the case, I would really enjoy this book. I think if it focused more on what a teenager in the 21st century was going through, it would be really good. But I don't know if that was the intent. There were a lot of "train-of-thought" conversations that I got lost in a lot , and the explanation of days of week which, in all honesty, did nothing to anything. There was the whole finger puppet thing which was odd (do 17 year old's really not know other people make finger puppets?). But I think it is a good book to start the reveal of how easily kids slip through DHS/how it fails them, and how drugs impact kids.
That said, this book reminds me of a book trying to be more about character development than plot (like Faulkner). If that was the case, I would really enjoy this book. I think if it focused more on what a teenager in the 21st century was going through, it would be really good. But I don't know if that was the intent. There were a lot of "train-of-thought" conversations that I got lost in a lot , and the explanation of days of week which, in all honesty, did nothing to anything. There was the whole finger puppet thing which was odd (do 17 year old's really not know other people make finger puppets?). But I think it is a good book to start the reveal of how easily kids slip through DHS/how it fails them, and how drugs impact kids.